OMG- Part II

collective_soul@sethec loved your blog… maybe one day we’ll make down there!<—- this is the message that i got from my favorite band. Oh My God! I’m still shaking and trembling. I don’t know how to explain what I am feeling. This is way beyond ecstasy. I’m 32 years old, I have been following collective soul since time immemorial (okay, about 16 years!). However, it is only now, that i first heard from them personally. It sounds creepy eh? Not to me. I feel like I’m actually somebody now. That I matter, because the people that actually matters to me, finally noticed my existence. These guys are still around, simply because their music matters to them. Unlike all of those bands back in the 90′s, they are amongst the very few who still exist today. Their fans matters. That what makes Collective Soul an Icon in the music industry, not just in America or UK or Canada, but all over the world. My love for them all started with “Hints, Allegations, and Things Left Unsaid (1993)”. Ed’s powerful vocal, coupled with Dean’s back up vocals and his great rhythm guitar playing, and with Will’s strumming his bass guitar. They just make good music. I still remember Ross, Shane and Ryan (who can forget them?) they are all good. And I will always love them for being a part of Collective Soul. Not that i don’t love Joel and Cheney.. I love them all. Collective Soul is not complete without the participation of these musicians. And today, I am proud to say, that even if I don’t win that contest, I am still a winner on my own terms and definition. I wish the band more years, good health… and a couple more albums too. You guys do not know how important your every lyrics and its every notes are to us. We may be just a fan, but we all got your back. Long live COLLECTIVE SOUL!!! Long live my HEROES!!!

 

Oh My GOD!!!!

Okay, how do I start this? Hmmmmn! A couple days ago, I was reading some tweets. Then I noticed @BuzzEdition’s tweet about collective soul. I immediately clicked on the pictures that @BuzzEdition was talking about. I wanted to die that very moment, I mean, she is actually chatting with collective_soul (Dean in particular). I was like having second thoughts and all, should i tick that follow button or not? And what if, they don’t actually follow me back? And I told myself, Okay! they said that they actually do follow back, so i gave it a try. I was going through the whole tweets of collective soul. And I just had to pinch myself 3 times just to keep myself from jumping up and down. My God! we are talking about collective soul here. I have fought many battles with my Mum and Dad, back in the 90′s just to spare me some bucks for their cd’s. I even remembered crying for a whole day, when I learned that my Dad actually bought the first and second album of collective soul when they visited the US back in 1995 . Not that i don’t already have the tapes. But still, they got me this original copy from New York. And I just had to save it and get a cd copy from here instead. Okay going back to twitter, I freaked out the moment i saw my new follows, VOILA!!! @collective_soul is now following you. Of all the follows i got recently, it is them who actually made me want to tweet more everyday. Hoping that one day, I’d get a chance to tweet back at them. I’m still a bit shy, even though i see them actually tweet back to their followers. I wanted to answer back to every tweets they make, but I always end up clicking the sites that they post in twitter instead. That is enough for me, knowing that I too, have a chance of rating even just their photos. It is so amazing, how these boys changed my life with their songs. I have gone through a wild teen age years, but they kept me sane and grounded. I do not know why I’m doing this blog, (oh yeah! there is a contest! LOL!), anyway, I just wanted to be a part of this contest that they are having. I know, I don’t stand a chance at all, but still, I just want to be heard. By the way, I even got more copies of their albums back in 91, when I visited US. I tried to look for them, but I was unsuccessful. I stayed in the US for 5 months that year alone, hoping that one day I’ll get a glimpse of them. But now, all I want is to have a picture of them. A signed picture that is. I know, I’m from all the way down here… somewhere in Manila Philippines, and it’s way impossible that they’ll notice me or this blog. But it is nothing but a great honor for me to be announcing to other collective soul fans out there (who is on Twitter) that they do follow back (here is their twitter link http://www.twitter.comcollective_soul). And unlike those other superstars out there, they talk back to ordinary Joe’s and Jane’s like us. They will be having a series of tours this year (here is the link for their gig schedule http://www.collectivesoul.com/live) and I wish, that I will be able to see one, even if just here online (as there is no way for me to go to the US now). It is nice to know that they continue on making great music. To all of you collective soul fans out there, now is the time that you get to know them well, (like I sort of do now). All props to @BuzzEdition for letting me know that they are on Twitter. And then, I end this blog with a big smile and a sigh!!!

P.S.

If you want to know more about them, here is their blog link http://www.collectivesoul.com/news

 

Dear Mookie!!!

Kamusta ka na?
Ilang Linggo na ba tayong di nagkakausap? Diko na mabilang sa sobrang tagal na.
Kinakamusta mo ako at tinatanong kung anong ginagawa ko, anong kinain ko at kung ano ano pa.
Di ko masabi na hindi ako okay, nalulungkot ng madalas dahil wala ka sa piling ko.
Di ko din masabi kung ano ang niluto ko at kinain ko, dahil ayaw kong maawa ka sa sarili mo at di mo nakain ang kinain ko ng araw na iyon.
Mga bagay na maliit para sa iba kung tutuusin… pero di mo alam nadudurog ang puso ko dahil ako’y komportable, at ika’y hindi.
Diko alam kung anong gagawain ko para maibsan ang lungkot na nararamdaman mo. Ang alam ko lang ay masaya ka na kapag nakakausap mo ako.
Alam mo ba na ang araw ko ay nabubuo sa tuwing naririnig ko ang boses mo? Kahit ilang minuto lang parang buong araw na kitang nakausap.
Kamusta ka na?
Naaalala mo pa ba ako?
Anak…. Naaalala pa rin kita. AT habang ako’y nabubuhay.. ika’y aking aalalahanin.